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Hewlett-Packard Company

Deborah L Schultz

Paul Grady Russell

Paul A Mazzetti

Junichi Kato

Donn D Gooch

Charles F Alexander

A method and apparatus for acquiring a remote position. The present invention allows a user to locate a remote paging device located on a person or piece of property to determine its physical position. A user contacts a position service provider, identifies a device or devices to be located and provides a password. A message is then generated to locate the remote device over a communications network. In one embodiment, a paging communications network is used. Another embodiment uses a Bluetooth communications network to contact the remote device. The position of the remote device is determined by a GPS transceiver and is sent to the position service provider. The position of the remote device is then displayed on a map for the user. The remote device can also be used to send a distress signal which will provide the position of the sender and automatically be forwarded to emergency services.

Method and apparatus for acquiring a remote position

Personal computer

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Deborah L Schultz